<?php

$db_server 		= "DB_SERVER"; //99% of the time, this is "localhost" 
$db_user		= "DB_USER"; 
$db_password	= "DB_PASSWORD"; 
$db_database	= "DB_DATABASE_NAME"; //the name of your database
$mysql_error 	= "There was an error querying the MySQL database!"; 

// connect to database, first and foremost
	$conn = @mysql_connect($db_server, $db_user, $db_password);
	if (!$conn) { 
		@header("Location: ".$publicURL."error.php?3");
		exit;
	}
	@mysql_select_db($db_database);
?>